abstemious

abstemious [adjective]: sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.

Example: The abstemious monk lived to be over a hundred years old.

Related words: abstemiously [adverb], abstemiousness [noun]

Synonyms: abstinent, ascetic, austere, frugal, moderate, restrained, self-denying, self-restrained, sparing, temperate

Antonyms: gluttonous, greedy, self-indulgent

Tags: GRE

Category: Vocabulary words

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